Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-04
THE WORLD OF SPORT.
SOME OF THE DOlNGS OF THE CELEBRITIES
DURING THB PAST WEEK.
Base Ball Itsms Of Intsrest-Ths International
Lsagus-Who Will be Next Year Stars
In the Prize Ring-Theat-
real Items.

League may prove to he a good thing for
the Pennsylvania and New Jersey clubs
after all, as the movement for the organi-
cation of interstate league promises to
prove successful. Wilkesbarre, Scranton,
Jersey City and Newark will give the new
league a good foundation to start on, and
clubs from Harrisburg, Allentown, Read
ing, Elmira and Birmingham have also
signi6ed their Willingness to join. 1t is
probable, however, that the new league
will be confined to clubs in New Jersey
and Pennsylvania, and if an additional
club or two is needed to complete the cir
cult, Waterbury and other New England
clubs may be taken in.
PHILADELPHIA, December 2.-The an
nual meeting of the Athletic Base Ball
Club was held to-day, and Messrs. Sharsig,
Whitaker and Kames were elected dele
gates to the American Association next
week. Immediately after the meeting Mr..
Sharsig left the city. His colleagues re-
fused TO state his destination, but it is pre-
sumed that he has gone after o player.
To-day the Washington Club released Glib
son, and the Athletic Club Immediately
made an offer for him, which has not yet
been accepted. The Philadelphia Club to-
day secured the services of Sanders, the
s~ix-foot pitcher, who had been playing re-
Gently at Altoona, Pa, and Canton, Ohio.
Several clubs have reached out for San
ders, but they failed TO catch him. He
was booked for indianapolis up to the
time Horace Fogel left that organization.
He is considered a strong batter and a prom
Using addition to the team.
Ever since the Brooklyn management
purchased the Metropolitan franchise it has
been evident that Mr.. Byrne and his part
ners were not anxious to nj a club in
New York City. The suspicion that this
was 90 has now become q certainty, and the
association managers have been looking
around for an eighth club to complete their
circuit. 1t was only natural to suppose
that an Eastern club would be wanted to
take the Nets " place, aud Troy, RO-
chester and Buffalo are reported to stand
ready to purchase the franchise. Consider
able surprise wa therefore manifested
when it became known that Kansas City's
application for the place met with the ap-
prevail of some ofthe association clubs.
The deal between Detroit and Pittsburg
for the transfer Of Dunlap to the latter
city still hangs fire. Dunlap is willing to
go to Pittsburg, provided he receives half
OF the IS, 600 which is to be paid for his IT,
lease. President Stearns will not accede
to Dunlap's demands, and there is no way
in which he can be compelled to sign a
Pittsburg contract, especially as he holds n
private agreement with the Detroit direc-
tors for two years at $4,000, which still
has a year to run. Caruthers, of the St.
Louis Club is following the example set by
Dunlap, and be says he will not be trans
ferred from st. Louis unless he shares in
the money paid for mis- release.
A Detroit dispatch says: at is an.
nounced here to day that Ed Andrews, the
weil-kDOwn member of the Philadelphia
sporting goods house of J. B. Field & Co,
IN this city, and, if he likes it, will be
made a member of the firm. This will
uecessitate his leaving the Philadelphia
club" OC this Manager Wright says:
Andrews won't quit ball playing this
year, nor for several years to come. He
may 20 into business, and if he does he
will he all the more sure to play bali in
summer for the money there is in it,"
Chris Won der Ahe's fortune is computed
at 5000 OOO, ali made out Of baseball. Won
der Ahe's club has not been doing finan-
cially so bad for the last two seasons as he
claims, and during each the worlds cham
picnship games have helped him out great
ly. For the first three or four years at
st. Louis he coined money, aud he was
shrewd enough TO invest it wisely. He is,
next 70 Spaulding, the richest man in base
ball. The latter is worth at least q quar-
ter of \ million. - COurier.JOurnal
A story is in circulation that the Ameri-
can Association players are TO be invited
TO join the League Brotherhood, and that
provision is also to be made for the admis-
sion of players of minor organizations. In
other words, the League Brotherhood is in
the future 20 rule the country, aud in the
case of 4 split with the league they are to
be in a position to prevent the league
from securing any outside talent.
When Al. Spalding was being question
ed about the possibility Of al Eastern
league, he said: If Boston should with
draw from the National league and join
the Eastern league you know there is such
a league in existence now, why, Boston
must expect to buck against a National
league club in its city, for you bet there
would he one there Just the same"
The annual meeting Of the Cleveland
Base Ball Association will he held the lat
ter part of this week. Officers will be
elected at the meeting, and Mr.. Williams
will, beyond all doubt, be made the man
aver of the Cleveland club for 1888 Mr..
Williams presidential boom has entirely
expired.
Con Murphy, the original "razzle-daz-
zle" Coz. il in trouble. He says he is
credited with but - games played with
Syracuse with batting average of $50, but
that he pitched that many games and
played 10 more in the field, and that for
the 81 games his batting average is .42S.
This Indianapolis club has RENTED the
$lOO fine imposed upon McGeachy in Sep
tember for leaving the club without per-
mission. The blonde centre fielder played
such a remarkably brilliant game after his
return and behaved so well that President
Brush thought he was entitled to his sal
airy in full.
The Washington club has already made
arrangements for the spring opening of
next season. The Cleveland club will be
the opening attraction. Boston has no
team Of its own vet.
Says 3 Western base ball writer: "As
good q friend As Mccormick hss in the
world tells me that the eX-kiDg will, if be
pitches st all next season, do so for BOs-
ton"
President Stearns is said to have asked
the indianapolis directors to make an offer
for Twitchell. He is q good man for any
team. His hitting is hard and steady.
Spalding is quoted as saying that the
Ball Players Brotherhood is a good thing
for the game, and that he would not OBJ
iect to joining it himself.
President Nick Young offered John